Display panel and apparatus, control method, and control module

Abstract

Disclosed is a display panel, including a first display portion including a plurality of first pixel units, each of which includes a light-emitting element and a control element sequentially arranged in a thickness direction of the display panel, where the control element is configured to perform switching between a light-transmissive state and a light-shielding state under the control of an electric field, and the light-emitting element is configured to emit light under the control of a driving voltage. Further provided are a control method for the display panel, a control module for implementing the control method, and a display apparatus including the display panel.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A display panel, comprising a first display portion comprising a plurality of first pixel units, each of which comprises a light-emitting element and a control element sequentially arranged in a thickness direction of the display panel, wherein the control element is configured to perform switching between a light-transmissive state and a light-shielding state under the control of an electric field, and the light-emitting element is configured to emit light under the control of a driving voltage,
 wherein the control element comprises a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other, and a polar material layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, 
 wherein the polar material layer comprises a plurality of opaque polar particles each having a greater dimension in a length direction than in other directions, and 
 each polar particle has different polarities at two ends so that the polar particle is rotatable under action of an electric field to the extent of enabling the light-shielding state of the control element, and so that the polar particle is also rotatable under action of an electric field to the extent of enabling the light-transmissive state of the control element, 
 wherein the first substrate is positioned between the light-emitting element and the second substrate, and a surface of the first substrate facing the light-emitting element is a concave surface. 
 
     
     
       2. The display panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the polar particle comprises a particle body and a light-reflecting layer covering the particle body. 
     
     
       3. The display panel according to  claim 1 , wherein a light-blocking member is provided between two adjacent first pixel units. 
     
     
       4. The display panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises a second display portion comprising a plurality of second pixel units. 
     
     
       5. A control method for a display panel, wherein the display panel is the display panel according to  claim 1 , and the control method comprises:
 providing, in response to a first photographing trigger signal, an electric field to each control element of the first display portion to enable the light-transmissive state of the control element; and 
 providing, in response to a first photographing end signal, an electric field to each control element of the first display portion to enable the light-shielding state of the control element. 
 
     
     
       6. A control module, wherein the control module is configured to control the display panel according to  claim 1 , and the control module is configured to:
 provide, in response to a first photographing trigger signal, an electric field to each control element of the first display portion to enable the light-transmissive state of the control element; and 
 provide, in response to a first photographing end signal, an electric field to each control element of the first display portion to enable the light-shielding state of the control element. 
 
     
     
       7. A display apparatus, comprising a display panel, a first camera and a control module, wherein the display panel comprises a light-emitting surface and a backlight surface, and the display panel is the display panel according to  claim 1 , the first camera is disposed at a position corresponding to the first display portion and facing to the backlight surface, and the control module is configured to control the display panel, and the control module is configured to:
 provide, in response to a first photographing trigger signal, an electric field to each control element of the first display portion to enable the light-transmissive state of the control element; and 
 provide, in response to a first photographing end signal, an electric field to each control element of the first display portion to enable the light-shielding state of the control element.